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quarter 1 | goals 2019

January 3, 2019growth

My word of the year for 2019 is courage!  My reminder for the year is this lioness necklace with a baby lion on it too to remind me of my why.  The realization that my child will likely take a lot of my life approaches on with her is overwhelming, but also exciting.  I really want to put my best self forward for her.

We have a lot of new things coming our way… for example, we’re moving into our house TOMORROW.  We’re lucky to have family in town to help us get unpacked and I want to fully take advantage of it!  Beyond unpacking basics though, I want to just start feeling settled in and used to our new routine with Devin’s new job, our new life as parents, and figure out our new city!  I feel like I have a lot of goals I’d like to achieve this quarter, but I know they’ll really help us set up some stability.

Courage: my word of the year for 2019 | via Autumn All Along

My quarter 1 goals:

Make family goals and stick to them

  • Have an in house date with Devin with the baby sleeping at least once a month
  • Go on one date with Devin and Evelyn out of the house at least once a month
  • Take Evelyn on a stroller walk (weather pending)
  • Look up library groups for newborn and Moms
  • Keep to our budget by only eating out once a week
  • Make a spread sheet for all of the items we received for Evelyn for thank you cards
  • Finish writing thank you cards

Prioritize my self-care

  • Read 5 books
  • Leave the house for 2 hours a week by myself for myself
  • Schedule therapy appointments

Be a better homemaker

  • Finish unpacking
  • Clean the house for at least 30 minutes daily
  • Deep clean the house with Devin once a week

Create more content

  • Update Instagram when blog posts are scheduled
  • Publish list of books read on instagram
  • Write 6+ blog posts

Make DC home

  • Explore our new town!
  • Find our favorite grocery store location
  • Introduce ourselves to people at church

Review on my 4th quarter goals from 2018:

I ended up adding a lot of things that we accomplished in italics because we moved.  This last quarter of the year was the busiest yet, but we accomplished so much with help from friends and family.

My word for 2018 is bloom. | via Autumn All Along

Simplify our home

  • Organize our remaining items
  • Deep clean
  • Move all of our stuff into two pods
  • Have yard professionally landscaped
  • Paint all of interior
  • Replace switch plates and door knobs
  • Get septic tank serviced
  • Get windows professionally cleaned
  • Sell our house
  • Set up a nursery
    Barely!  We have set up a bassinet, but we’re living in our friend’s studio apartment in their basement (bless them).
  • Have an offer accepted on a new house

Become healthier

  • Start some kind of exercise routine at home
  • Continue going to therapy/ endo appointments

Learn more

  • Read the scriptures
  • Read church talks 
  • Read books
  • Go to our pregnancy classes

Share/make content that means something to someone

  • Update my blog at least once a week
    Nope.  In the event of moving, something has to take a back seat.
  • Rebrand my blog
    I’ve been thinking about this one for a long time.  I did it and you can read more about that here.

Learn to really love Georgia

  • Go on a baby moon
    Nope.  We moved and that’s where our money went, but honestly, having a new place to explore has been exciting enough on its own that we didn’t need it!

I’m really proud of how my goals wrapped up for 2018 and I’m looking forward to seeing how 2019 goes!

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